Well obviously it’s because Columbo Day is this month
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IDK about you, but for me it's because he never let a case go because of factors under his control. If I wanted someone to figure out why Google isn't giving me what I ask for, it'd be this guy or a very short list of others.
everybody falls into his thirst trap
Better question, why has anyone ever been not?
Peter Falk had IT. There's one relatively early one where the murderer is a stage magician and there's this extended bit just close up on his face and through the screen, across the decades, I just about swooned.
Top tier alt text, thank you
Highly recommend Mikey and Nicky, he and Cassavettes were terrific in that film
he and elliot gould have superpowers for looking hot and thrashed at the same time